HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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Why was the Ottoman Empire broken into numerous smaller countries at the end of WWI?
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Ottoman resources were to be sold to pay for the cost of the war.
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Muslim rulers wanted to be able to create their own countries out of the Empire’s territory.
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Germany and Italy did not value the Ottoman Empire as an ally and failed to defend it.
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The winners of the war partitioned the losing Ottoman Empire into separate countries without considering the ethnic and religious groups in the area.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Following the Armistice of Mudros, most Ottoman territories were divided between Britain, France, Greece and Russia. The Ottoman Empire officially ended in 1922 when the title of Ottoman Sultan was eliminated.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ottoman entry into World War I was the result of two recently purchased ships of its navy, still manned by their German crews and commanded by their German admiral, carrying out the Black Sea Raid on 29 October 1914.
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